So… just wanted to share with you guys, that I received my OUYA OpenSource Android Based Gaming Console…

I’m definitly going to post some reviews of games.. but for now, let me just say that i’m very impressed with the hardware quality…

Sure, there are still improvements to be made in the software.. but it actually works pretty great…

And one of the good things about OpenSource: If you don’t like it… Fix it… and Share it…

Hoping that I will have the time this summer to look into creating applications for the OUYA or even do some development on the interface.. I have some ideas, but right now I’m just enjoying the small box..

Also, I just want to mention that I have installed XBMC on the OUYA.. which works great together with my tvheadend backend, and streaming both 720p and 1080p.. The WIFI in the OUYA lacks a little speed on streaming 1080p movies, but Wired network works perfectly..

If you haven’t heard anything about the OUYA, or want to purchase on.. this is a good place to start: https://www.ouya.tv/

It finally arrived!! Last week the Beta-version of Left 4 Dead 2 arrived on Steam for Linux..

I (as well as many other gamers) have been waiting for months for this glorious game to hit the Linux platform.. Even though the game is now about 4 years old (released late 2009), the gameplay is still worth spending the £19.99 that Steam charges for this game, if you haven’t already purchased it for Windows..

Left 4 Dead 2 (L4D2) was the first game that Valve (the company behind Steam) ported to the Linux platform in the fall as a proof-of-concept.. but it took them more than half a year to get it ready for the Beta level..

Also the speed of the game as been increased from the Windows Direct3D implementation, so former Windows users will get a performance boost for those FPS-hungry types out there…

I think this is a big step towards more Linux games and this together with nVidia’s decision to offer support for their Optimus chipset, tells me that hardware companies as well as the gaming industry has finally accepted that gaming on Linux is a reality, and not something they want to miss out on..

Just wanted to share some good experience, and I hope that this info will help some of you..

I just reinstalled my primary gaming machine from Windows 7 to Kubuntu.. Have had two seperate machines (1 windows and 1 linux) for years, but since the release of the Steam beta, I’m now convinced that I can use Linux on the primary one…